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men·tal 1
(mĕn′tl)adj.
1. Of or relating to the mind: mental powers; mental health.
2. Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind: mental calculation; a mental image.
3.
a. Slang Emotionally upset; crazed: got mental when he saw the dent in his new car.
b. Offensive Slang Having a mental illness or intellectual disability.
c. Often Offensive Relating to or being a place for housing or treating people with mental illness or intellectual disability: a mental ward.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, ment-, mind; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
men′tal·ly adv.
men·tal 2
(mĕn′tl)adj.
Of or relating to the chin.
mental
(ˈmɛntəl)adj
1. of or involving the mind or an intellectual process
2. occurring only in the mind: mental calculations.
3. (Psychiatry) affected by mental illness: a mental patient. Preferred form: psychiatric
4. (Medicine) concerned with care for persons with mental illness: a mental hospital. Preferred form: psychiatric
5. (Psychiatry) slang insane
[C15: from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns mind]
ˈmentally adv
mental
(ˈmɛntəl)adj
(Anatomy) anatomy of or relating to the chin. Also: genial
[C18: from Latin mentum chin]
men•tal1
(ˈmɛn tl)adj.
1. of or pertaining to the mind.
2. of, pertaining to, or affected by a disorder of the mind: a mental patient.
3. for persons with a psychiatric disorder: a mental hospital.
4. performed by or existing in the mind: mental arithmetic.
5. pertaining to intellectuals or intellectual activity.
6. Informal. insane; crazy.
men•tal•ly, adv.
men•tal2
(ˈmɛn tl)adj.
of or pertaining to the chin.
[1720–30; < Latin ment(um) the chin + -al1]
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mental
adjective
1. intellectual, rational, theoretical, cognitive, brain, conceptual, cerebral the mental development of children
2. psychiatric, psychogenic mental health problems
3. (Informal) insane, mad, disturbed, unstable, mentally ill, lunatic, psychotic, unbalanced, deranged, round the bend (Brit. slang), as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), not right in the head, a sausage short of a fry-up (slang) I just said to him 'you must be mental!'
mental
adjectiveRelating to or performed by the mind:
Translations
ذِهْني، فِكْريعَقْليعَقْلي، للأمْراض العَقْلِيَّهعَقلي، مُصاب بِمَرَضٍ عَقْليعَقْلِيّ
duševníkonaný v duchupsychiatrickývnitřníduševně nemocný
mentalsindslidendetankemæssig
henkinenmentaalinenpsyykkinen
duševni
elme-szellemi
andlegurgeî-hugar-
精神の
정신적인
mentalitetasmintinismintyse daromas/sukuriamasprotiškaiproto
galvas-gara-garīgsprāta-psihiatriskā slimnīca
mentálnyurobený v duchu
duševnimiseln
mentalsjälslig
ทางจิตใจ
akılakıl hastalarına aitakıl hastalığı çekenakıldanzihinsel
thuộc về tinh thần
mental
[ˈmentl]A. ADJ
1. (= not physical) [development, health, effort] → mental
the stigma attached to mental illness → el estigma vinculado con las enfermedades mentales
I formed a mental picture of what he looked like → me formé una imagen mental de cómo era
to make a mental note of sth → tomar nota mentalmente de algo
the stigma attached to mental illness → el estigma vinculado con las enfermedades mentales
I formed a mental picture of what he looked like → me formé una imagen mental de cómo era
to make a mental note of sth → tomar nota mentalmente de algo
B. CPD mental age N → edad f mental
mental arithmetic N → cálculos mpl mentales
mental block N → bloqueo m mental
mental cruelty N → crueldad f mental
mental handicap N → retraso m mental
mental healing N (US) → cura f mental
mental home, mental hospital N → hospital m psiquiátrico, manicomio m
mental institution N → institución f para enfermos mentales
mental patient N → paciente mf psiquiátrico/a
mental powers N → poderes mpl mentales
mental arithmetic N → cálculos mpl mentales
mental block N → bloqueo m mental
mental cruelty N → crueldad f mental
mental handicap N → retraso m mental
mental healing N (US) → cura f mental
mental home, mental hospital N → hospital m psiquiátrico, manicomio m
mental institution N → institución f para enfermos mentales
mental patient N → paciente mf psiquiátrico/a
mental powers N → poderes mpl mentales
mental
[ˈmɛntəl] adj (to do with the mind) → mental(e)
Graham made a quick mental calculation → Graham se livra à un bref calcul mental.
to make a mental note of sth → prendre bonne note de qch
to make a mental note to do sth → penser à ne pas oublier de faire qch
Graham made a quick mental calculation → Graham se livra à un bref calcul mental.
to make a mental note of sth → prendre bonne note de qch
to make a mental note to do sth → penser à ne pas oublier de faire qch
(= mad) → timbré(e)
You're mental! → Tu es timbré!mental age n → âge m mentalmental arithmetic n → calcul m mental
to do mental arithmetic → faire du calcul mentalmental block n → blocage mmental cruelty n → cruauté f mentalemental handicap n → handicap m mentalmental health
You're mental! → Tu es timbré!mental age n → âge m mentalmental arithmetic n → calcul m mental
to do mental arithmetic → faire du calcul mentalmental block n → blocage mmental cruelty n → cruauté f mentalemental handicap n → handicap m mentalmental health
modif [problems] → de santé mentale, médicopsychologique; [service] → de santé mentale, médicopsychologique; [unit, centre] → de santé mentale, médicopsychologique; [charity] → pour la santé mentale, d'aide médicopsychologique
mental health professional → professionnel(le) m/f de la santé mentale mental health caremental health care n → soins mpl médicopsychologiquesmental hospital n → hôpital m psychiatriquemental illness n → maladie f mentale
a mental illness → une maladie mentale
mental health professional → professionnel(le) m/f de la santé mentale mental health caremental health care n → soins mpl médicopsychologiquesmental hospital n → hôpital m psychiatriquemental illness n → maladie f mentale
a mental illness → une maladie mentale
mental
adj
→ geistig; strain → psychisch; cruelty → seelisch; to make a mental note of something → sich (dat) → etw merken; mental process → geistiger or gedanklicher Prozess, Denkvorgang m; the causes are mental not physical → die Ursachen sind eher psychischer als physischer Natur; he still shows great mental agility → er ist geistig noch immer sehr rege
(inf: = mad) → übergeschnappt (inf); to go mental → verrückt werden, durchdrehen (inf); (= get furious) → ausrasten (inf)
mental
:mental age
n he has a mental of ten → er ist auf dem geistigen Entwicklungsstand eines Zehnjährigen
mental arithmetic
n → Kopfrechnen nt
mental block
n → Bewusstseinsstörung f; to have a mental → eine Bewusstseinsstörung haben, geistig weggetreten sein (inf); (due to alcohol) → einen Filmriss haben (inf); to have a mental (in exam) → ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben (inf)
mental breakdown
n → Nervenzusammenbruch m
mental deficiency
n → Geistesschwäche f, → Geistesstörung f
mental health
n → Geisteszustand m
mental home
n → (Nerven)heilanstalt f
mental hospital
n → psychiatrische Klinik, Nervenklinik f
mental illness
n → Geisteskrankheit f
mental institution
n → (Nerven)heilanstalt f
mental
[ˈmɛntl] adja. (gen) → mentale, della mente; (ability, powers) → intellettuale; (treatment) → psichiatrico/a
to make a mental note of sth → prendere mentalmente nota di qc
mental patient → malato/a di mente
mental strain → tensione f
to make a mental note of sth → prendere mentalmente nota di qc
mental patient → malato/a di mente
mental strain → tensione f
b. (fam) (mad) → pazzo/a
mental
(ˈmentl) adjective1. of the mind. mental illnesses/disorders.
2. done or made by the mind. mental arithmetic; a mental picture.
3. for those who are ill in mind. a mental hospital.
4. suffering from an illness of the mind. a mental patient.
menˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun (a level of) mental power. low mentality.
ˈmentally adverb in the mind. She's mentally incapable of understanding; He is mentally ill.
mental
→ عَقْلِيّ duševní mental geistig διανοητικός mental henkinen mental duševni mentale 精神の 정신적인 geestelijk mental umysłowy mental умственный mental ทางจิตใจ akıl thuộc về tinh thần 精神的men·tal
a. mental, rel. a la mente;
___ age → edad ___;
___ disorder → trastorno ___;
___ deficiency → retraso ___;
___ handicap → minusvalía ___;
___ health → salud ___;
___ hygiene → higiene ___;
___ illness → enfermedad ___;
___ retardation → retraso ___;
___ test → examen de capacidad ___.